The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-28
PERSONAL.

REAR ADMIRAL FRANKLIN will be retired next
month. He will be succeeded by Com. Gherardi.
Z. d. MORGAN the recent purchaser of the
Mayt1ower, has been elected Rear Commodore
of the New York Yacht Club.
EX-SENATOR ROBERT MERCER TALAFERRo
HUNTER, of Virginia. was a claSSmate of Edgar
A. Poe at the University of Virginia,
john McNIAcKIN, Henry Georges political or
EaniZer, predicts that the Land and Labor
party's State ticket will poll 10000 to 100000
votes in New York this year
AT the suggestion of H. II. Carter, Superin-
tendent OF the Baltimore and Potomac railroad,
a library for the employees of that company has
been established at Washington,
PosTmAsTER JuDD, of Chicago, is a power in
Episcopal church councils, as well as politics
and is sand TO be about the best posted man on
ecclesiastical law in this country.
Ex-Gov ENGLISH, of Connecticut, has returned
from Europe, whittier he has been on a bridal
trip. He and his new wife are to go to house
keeping in the land OF steady habits.
THE Prince of Wales, who keeps the wolf from
the door bv an income of about 81 600 600 has
been well-ngh bankrupted by the expenses OF
the jubilee and is "a frequent borrower on the
London street"
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON will probably arrive
in New York some time in August or Septcm-
her. He proposes 10 cross the plains and to
pass year or SO in California and New Mexico
for the benefit Of his health
GEN S. w CARPENTER. OF the United States
army il among the prominent guests at Sara
toga. Gen Carpenter enjoys tue distinction Of
being the man who fired the last shot at the
memorable siege of Fort Sumter.
LIEUT. FEIX, Of the French navy who died of
brain fever a few weeks ago oft on the Congo,
where he was engaged on q special mission on
behalf of the French government, was the
favorite son of the great tragcdienne Rachel
CoQuELrN is a poet as well as an actor Hero
are some Of his lines: when / see a petticoat
sweep the pave and danglc in the gutter That
Is no mo lest woman ! am free TO mutter She
has, I'll vow, m ugly calf or stocking needing
washing, This creature, who. with skirts adrag
goes down the streets a.sloShing.
THE literary men show up well in the addi
tons To the Fittieth Congress Henry Cabot
Lodge says: my business Is literature" Sen
ator Daniel ailudeS 10 the fact that lac Is author
OF Daniel on Negotiable Instruments" There
are not many clergylnen in the next Congress
stewart OF Georgia, and Mckinney, OF New
Hampshire, are ministers. Mckinney served
through the war, and went through college
after he was * years old In order 10 enter the
ministry.
Miss JENNIE CoLIINs well known and identi.
fled with charity work in Boston for many years
died July %. She first came before the public
in the capacity of a lecturer, and was one Of the
first women who Interested herself In the anti
slavery movement Soon after the war She
took upon herself the duty Of educating soldier
boys. She founded the institution called "Boflin's
Bower, the principal features of which were to
ud girls who have 10 work for n livelihood Il
Is SAID that she did more in aid of the working
girls Of Boston than all of the charitable socie-
ties Of the city put together IL had been the
purpose Of Miss Collins TO found a Dickens
library, whore the poor children Of the city
could 70 and procure Cratuitous litcratu-e.